The Science for Peace and Security Programme offers grants to scientists in NATO, Partner countries (all Western Balkan countries fall in this category) and Mediterranean Dialogue countries to collaborate on priority research topics, which include NATO priorities and additional Partner country priorities. Grants are also offered to assist the academic community in Partner countries to set up computer networking infrastructure and to optimize their use of electronic communication.

Topics of interest for NATO grants are e.g.

• Scientific Collaboration for Defence against Terrorism
• Scientific Collaboration to Counter Other Threats to Security
• NATO, Partner and Mediterranean Dialogue Country Priorities (see http://www.nato.int/science/nato_funded_activities/pdf/country_priorities.pdf)
• Computer Networking and Electronic Communication Support for Partner countries

NATO informs applicants about the decision on applications about 6 months after the deadline. For Science for Peace projects, the final decision will be made following a two-step evaluation procedure that normally takes one year from the deadline.

Source / Further information: http://www.nato.int/science/index.html